Basketball Recap: Riverside-Durham Piles Up the Points Against Northern Durham

Riverside-Durham can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They claimed a resounding 70-42 win over the Northern Durham Knights. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverside-Durham to victory, but perhaps none more so than Talib Harrell, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points along with six boards and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Amari Royster, who posted 13 points and five rebounds.

Riverside-Durham's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-12. As for Northern Durham, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.

Riverside-Durham will head out to square off against Hillside at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Northern Durham, they will take on East Chapel Hill at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Northern Durham is facing East Chapel Hill at the right time seeing as East Chapel Hill is stuck on a four-game losing streak.